Is anything too hard for the Lord?
Genesis 18:14
Gladis Gibson, mowing the airstrip.
Chupientsa, Ecuador, SA 1959
photo by Bill Gibson
Chupientsa, Ecuador, SA 1959
photo by Bill Gibson
Mowing the airstrip with a push mower! This was how my mom got her exercise. Every Saturday afternoon, she was out there mowing.
The airstrip had to be kept level, and well mowed. A pothole, a rock, a large clump of grass in the wrong spot, and the plane could flip and crash.
Each week, my dad walked the length of the airstrip and looked for ant hills. Ant hills very quickly turned into potholes in wet weather. We’d pour kerosene into each hole, and set them on fire.
I always felt bad for the ants, but it had to be done.
The airstrip had to be kept level, and well mowed. A pothole, a rock, a large clump of grass in the wrong spot, and the plane could flip and crash.
Each week, my dad walked the length of the airstrip and looked for ant hills. Ant hills very quickly turned into potholes in wet weather. We’d pour kerosene into each hole, and set them on fire.
I always felt bad for the ants, but it had to be done.
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